SI scam: CID raided Devraj Das's house

Barpeta: The state CID team raided the house of accused Devraj Das in Barpeta. The accused is involved in the infamous scam of Assam Police Sub Inspector recruitment exam. The team carried out a search operation on Friday night.

Tulika Barman, wife of Devraj Das was detained and questioned by the CID team and Barpeta police on Friday. Das is an employee of Northeast Frontier Railway. He was arrested on October 10 based on the confessions of Saruj Sarma and Rubul Hazarika, who were arrested earlier for their involvement in the SI exam scam. The police and CID teams recovered crores of rupees from him.

After interrogating Das's wife on Friday, the CID team recovered Rs. 46,77,000 from her Bank of Baroda locker. Furthermore, they also seized 1 kilogram of gold.

Thereafter, the state CID team launched a search operation in the accused couple's house on Friday night.

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